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A team of Texas A&M University
scientists is building a machine to
plumb the secrets of the living
body.
Dr. John McIntyre, physics pro
fessor, and two research assistants
are building a gamma-ray camera
which will be tested by Dr. Thomas
P. Haynie of the University of
Texas’ M.D. Anderson Hospital and
Tumor Institute in Houston.
“We’re putting together a camera
that utilizes radioactivity in the form
of isotopes which can be injected
into the bloodstream,” McIntyre
said. “This camera can then take
pictures of where the radioactivity
is. For instance, it would stop at a
blood clot.
“This camera, when completed,
will be at least four times more ac
curate than anything currently
available,’’ he added. “The idea is
that if you build a better camera
you’ll find out a lot more.
“Were collaborating with M.D.
Anderson where the device will be
used to look for cancers,” McIntyre
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The Texas Employment Commis
sion helped provide workers for 300
different jobs in the Bryan-College
Station area during January.
One year ago 264 jobs were filled
through the commission.
The number of Brazos County
residents filing claims for unem
ployment insurance continues to
remain well below last year’s level.
During January, 1977, 336 indi
viduals were filing claims. For the
same period in 1976, 588 persons
filed.
An increase in job applicants is
due primarily to an effort in the
community to get job seekers to reg
ister at the commission, a spokes
man said.
During January 819 new job seek
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said. “Radioactivity will go to good
tissue much easier than cancerous
tissue. As a result, the area of the
tumor will show up as a black spot in
the picture.
“By selecting the isotope, one can
select the area to be searched,’’ he
said. “For instance, radioactive
iodine goes to the thyroid gland
while certain gases are targeted for
the lungs.
“The application of this particular
bit of research is practical,” McIn
tyre said, adding that the resulting
product should produce higher
quality pictures than currently
available from commercial cameras.
“Our contribution will be to focus
then for better resolution and effi
ciency,” he said. “Right now, indus
try is in a real bottleneck and hasn’t
been able to improve the camera
much in the last five years, so they
need a fundamental change.”
“Our solution is to use a source,
in this case a positron isotope,
which gives off two gamma-rays at a
time in opposite directions,” McIn
tyre said. “We will use two detec
tors, one on each side of the person
being photographed. When we
trace a line from the strike on one
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detector to the strike on these,
it will extend through the i S(% f ,_
the body. A number of lin es ^
several sets of strikes will g
intersection and the exact be*..
of the radioactive isotope.
“Another of our innovation
use optical fibers attached toil,
tector (80 miles of them
inch-by-10-inch camera) to pi t ;
the strike of the gamma-ra}
said. “This automatically give,
resolution of three milli®
which is about fotir times
than anything available now.
“The 65,000 fibers in a k-
detector are broken up into mi
which give a coded signal oflij
photomultiplier tubes,” Molt
explained. “The photomultipl
in turn, convert the light to
trons and amplifies them by a
of a million. Then there is enfc
electrical signal to produce ap: ^ r ' fJ<
on a television tube. eEEN
“Isotopes that emit positron
elude carbon, nitrogen and on
which are all very important in
ing the life functions,’
“Doctors would love to use
unfortunately the isotopes’
are generally very short.
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Plant Sciences 113, 7:30 p.ra.
Cepheid Variable, Rudderl
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Tropical Studies Program
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Sports Car Club, Old Cii
Station City Hall, 7:30 p.W.
Philosophy Club, 300 W. D«
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Student Senate, Harringtot
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Aggie Cinema, “Casablana
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MCDONALD’S
INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald’s
Basketball
Games of the Week
Mens’ Division
In a fast and furious Class C
game last week. Lambda Chi held
off repeated attacks by the Oldies
and defeated them, 34-23. The
game was mainly a stealing battle
with Lambda Chi winning in this
category. As in most Class C
Tennis, Golf
games, there was a considerable
amount of pushing and shoving, so
there were many fouls called, with
Lambda Chi leading this category
with 10-5. Class C is basically a
class designed for fun, with low
skill levels required and no com
petitive emphasis, it is purely rec
reational.
Doubles open
Womens
Division
Entries for Golf Doubles and
Tennis Doubles will close on Tues
day, February 15 at 5:00 p.m. at
the IM Office, DeWare Fiel-
dhouse.
Action in the Class
Oldies was fast and
C game between Lambda Chi and the
furious. See story at right.
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The Golf Tournament will be
held on Sunday, February 20 on
the TAMU Golf Course. There will
be a green fee of $2.00 assessed
from each entrant and everyone
must furnish their own equipment.
Each team will play a qualifying
round of 18 holes with scores re
corded on a best ball basis. The
team member with the low score
on a hole will be the team score for
that hole. The top 16 teams from
Class A, 8 from Class B, and 4
from Class C will go into dual 9 hole
match play on a single elimination
basis. These matches are to be
played during the following week
with all score cards being turned
into the IM Office. As usual, there
will be three classes of competition
with awards for the winners in each
class. The tournament will be
played under TAMU Golf Course
rule, a copy of which may be picked
up on Thursday, February 17 when
each player must come by the IM
Office to check assigned tee time.
two out of three sets. Games within
the sets will be four point games:
there will be no deuce, the first
team to win four points wins the
game. Likewise, in sets, the first
team to win six games wins the set;
there will be no tiebreakers.
USTA Rules will be used and a
copy of these rules may be picked
up at the IM Office. A limited
number of rackets may be checked
out at the IM Office, however,
each team must supply a new can of
three balls for each match, with the
winning team taking the new ones
and the losers taking the used ones
at the end of the match. Serves are
to be decided by a coin toss or a
racket spin.
Fowler Hall easily walked all
over Keathley Hail in a Class A
game last week, defeating them
32-7. Cindy Felderhatt and Pam
Belko were the leading scorers for
Fowler with 6 points each. Donna
Wottrich and Marci Mickler also
did well with 4 points each. Both
teams were trying very hard, but
both teams had a lot of fouls, total
ling 22 for the game, Class A is
designed primarily for highly
skilled, highly competitive teams
who compete for the All-Univer
sity title in their respective sports.
IM Horseshoes action takes place daily at the pits located next |
to the University Police Station on Jersey Street.
Co-Rec
Division
If a palyer is injured and cannot
continue, that team forfeits the
match. If matches are postponed
by the IM Office due to inclement
weather, players are responsible
for checking in by noon the follow
ing day to see when the match is
rescheduled, as it may be that
day. All entrants should check with
the IM Office on Thursday, Feb
ruary 17 to see when they play.
In this division. Free and Easy
outscored A-l, 39-21 in a late night
game last week. Once again, there
were a lot of fouls, with the winning
team having the most (14) to A-1’s
8. This game was played in Class B,
which is for teams with a moderate
skill level and moderate competi
tive drive. These teams play for
Class Championships.
Tennis Doubles action will begin
on Monday, February 21 on the
courts behind Kyle Field. It will be
single elimination competition
with matches consisting of the best
Tennis courts are available for
practice and can be reserved by
calling the IM Office, DeWare
Fieldhouse, at 845-2624. So come
on out and play IM Tennis and Golf
Doubles!
This ad is sponsored by
McDonalds on University
Drive and is prepared by the
Intramural Office, DeWare
Fieldhouse. Photos and
stories by Paul “Poogie”
Nettell.